Pot-cover.



POT COVER. APPLIATION FILED JULY 25, 1903.

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' f yU1\, TIT12D' ,i STATES Patented May 24, 19041;"

PATENT;4 OFFICE.

i SPECIFICATION forming part' of" Letter@ Patent'NQ. 760,753', dated May Application filed .Tnly 2.5, 1903. Serial No.`167,040'. (No model.) l,

of pot-cover, the `object being to provide ai cover which can be quickly and easily attached to a pot or kettle and whichwillremain rmly thereon.

Another object of the inventiony is to' provide a strainer attachment in connection therewith by means of which the liquid contents of the pot or'kettle can be drawn off when desired,y Another advantage of the strainer attachment is lthatin'case the pot or kettle boils violently when the cover is arranged as a solid cover the boiling can be checked and controlled by'. partially or completely openingv vthe strainer attachment. l

, Another object ofthe linvention is to pro-` videa pot-coverhaving an opening through whichwater can be introduced when desired and through which small vegetablescan be removed from the pot Without removing the cover from the pot'or kettle.

With these various objects in view the invention consists, essentially,.in providing a circular cover with an opening adjacent its'edge and in pivoting a slide to the top of the cover, said slide being perforated for one-half its length, providing suitable guides for the said slide'and also suitable means for and operating said slide.

The invention consists also in certain de#A tails lof construction hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of. this specication, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a potcover constructed inv accordance with myi invention. Fig. 2 is a top'plan view showing a portion of thecover, and Fig. 3 is alvertioal sectional View showingthe-manner ofy connecting the cover to the pot or kettle.

In carrying out my invention I employ a circular cover A, which is flanged around the-k outer edge, as shown at A, in order tosnugly lit the topof the pot kor kettle B. The cenconnecting oF EUGENEQOREGON.

A tral portion. of the cover is slightly raised, as

shown at A2; but it will'of course be understood that this vis not at all necessary, A sector--k shaped opening C is produced in the cover A adjacent one side, and sliding upon the saidtop yso as to cover the openingCis a sector-shaped slide'D', 'said slide being about twice as long as the sector-shaped opening C, and this slide has perforationsD produced therein .for half its length, the otherhalf being imperforate.

`This slide is pivotall-y connected to the top by means of wire arms E, which pass through a circular washer E and through the: center of the top and'extend into a circular disk E2, ar-

ranged upon the und er side ofthe top. These wire arms E extend along the inner edge of the slidefl) and are soldered thereto, said arms being preferably formed from a single piecev of wire and are bentinto a lring or handle F adjacent the center of the slide D, so that the .said slide can be quickly and easilyvmoved across the opening C. InWardlyLprojecting guideflugs G are connected tothe top and are adapted tooverlap the outer edge of the slide, the vpurpose of 'said guicle-lugsbeing to hold the slide in its of the top.

In order to fasten the top to thepot or kettle, I- provide said pot-cover with curved lugs H, which lugs are arranged adjacent each other along one side of the top, and at a point substantially diametrically opposite I provide proper position upon the face f a spring-wire hook I, which is' attached tol` the upper face'of the'top, comprises a coil I and a downwardly-extending hooked portion I2, which is adapted to engagethe topof the pot or kettle, the curved lugs -H being hooked upon the top of the pot or kettle lirstand the spring-hook -I then brought into engagement withthe opposite edge nof the pot or kettle, thus securely fastening the topl thereto. When the top is so secured, the liquids in the pot or kettle can be drained therefrom by arranging the' perforated portion ofthe slide over the opening C- and tilting the kettle.

Thel cover can be converted into a solid cover by moving the imperforate portion of the slide over the opening C, and if the contents should boilv too'violently such violent boiling can be checked by moving the slide IOO to one side or the other, so as to bring the perforated portion of the slide over the opening or completely uncover the opening.

When the opening is completely uncovered, Water can be introduced into the kettle Without removing the cover or small Vegetables can be removed from the pot or kettle.

' When it is desired to remove the cover from the pot or kettle, the spring-hook is easily forced out of engagement With the top of the pot or kettle, and the cover can then be quickly and easily removed.

It will thus be seen that I provide a simple and efcient construction of cover for pots or kettles which will eiectively carry out all of the objects hereinbefore mentioned.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A pot-cover having an opening adjacent one side, a slide pivoted to said cover and adapted t0 be moved over the said opening, a portion of said slide being perforated, the lugs attached to the cover at one side, and the spring-hook connected to the cover at the opposite side, substantially as described.

2. A pot-cover having an opening adjacent one side, a slide adapted to move over said opening, a portion of said slide being perforated, the Wire arms connected to said slide and passing centrally through the cover, Said wire arms being formed of a single piece of Wire and shaped into a handle at. the central portion of the slide, the guiding-lugs, the curved lugs, and the spring-wire hook connected to the cover, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described.

CHAS. H. PlCKE'lf'l.

Witnesses:

GEO, B. Domus, DWIGHT CARD. 

